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1942.13.438

Headdress

1942.13.438

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Collection type
Object
Description
Headdress
Long description
Feather headdress consisting of netted fibre cap with a tuft of chicken feathers.
Geographical reference
Cameroon
Africa > Central Africa > Cameroon
Bamenda
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1942
Date collected
By 1942
Acquisition information
Donated: 1942
Materials and processes
Material Plant Fibre, Material Bird Feather, Material Net Textile, Process Netted
Dimensions
Width: max 240 mm, Length: max 280 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1942.13.438 Other numbers: 250

Search terms: Clothing Headgear, Ornament, Headdress, Head Ornament, Hat